as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life
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as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
the rebels worked to stir up discontent among the citizens
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as in to displease
to make discontented
the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army
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Recent Examples of discontent
Natalie Alcoba, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
Dacus: Mine is that Julien and Phoebe are way more willing to be discontent than me (and express that).
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Trudeau’s impending departure follows a series of political crises, rising economic discontent and the surprise resignation of his deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland – who was also in the race to succeed him.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
Days later, Malian demonstrators, discontented with French counterterrorism policy, took to the streets waving Russian and Chinese flags.
—Samuel Ramani, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2022
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Adjective
Things got so bad that even the national government, which is battling sky-high inflation and an increasingly discontent society, found the time to intervene — only to retreat when its effort was mocked as a waste of government resources.
—Natalie Alcoba, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
Dacus: Mine is that Julien and Phoebe are way more willing to be discontent than me (and express that).
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
Noun
And why, oh why, is Owen (Kevin McKidd) — the perennial source of my discontent — galavanting down memory lane with an obvious crush while the hospital literally melts down in a heat wave?
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Trudeau’s impending departure follows a series of political crises, rising economic discontent and the surprise resignation of his deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland – who was also in the race to succeed him.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
A day later, Harbaugh wasn’t so much as regretful as he was discontented.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
Days later, Malian demonstrators, discontented with French counterterrorism policy, took to the streets waving Russian and Chinese flags.
—Samuel Ramani, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontent
Adjective
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Every hour those beaches stay closed means less business for beachside restaurants, fewer paddleboard and Jet-Ski rentals, and more dissatisfied visitors.—
Edward Woodson,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of these consequences is how dissatisfied Americans are today with public education.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even before the pandemic, intensive care nurses reported dissatisfaction and frustration with hospital procedures that failed to honor patients’ preferences at the end of life.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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That was bad for teachers and students and was a root cause of growing parental dissatisfaction and mistrust of public education.—
James A. Kadamus,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That all changed in 2007 when then-Justice Shirley Abrahamson, the first woman to serve on the state’s high court, made a series of left-leaning rulings that displeased the business community.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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That could displease the White House, as Mr. Trump pivots toward Russia seeking to bring a swift end to the conflict.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley then signed the contract and left with it, followed by a visibly frustrated Adam Pearce.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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For a frustrated fan base, there’s good news and bad news.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Loading your audio article A group dissatisfied with the performance of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has begun the the effort to recall her from office, after voters in recent years took similar steps against top prosecutors in Alameda County and San Francisco.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The troubling lesson is that secession, even shorn of its ethnic trappings, can still be an alluring strategy for regional parties dissatisfied with the policies of their central governments.—
Charles King,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2012
Verb
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Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Discontent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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